Cupcake Project #26: Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bar Cupcakes

Strawberry Shortcake Ice cream Bar Cupcakes
(Photo courtesy of Hoosier Homemade)

One of my favorite summertime indulgences are the strawberry shortcake ice cream bars. As a child I answered the sweet siren of the ice cream truck would buy the ice cream bar simply because it was pink; and pink was and is my favorite color. Now that I'm an adult, I still enjoy the treat from time to time. Seeing it in cupcake form is amazing and this recipe is a sure fire hit! Enjoy!

Ingredients

White Cupcakes

1 small box instant vanilla pudding

2 cups cold milk (for pudding)

Strawberry syrup (like Nesquick)

No-taste Red Coloring

Buttercream or Decorator Icing

2 Cups Puffed Rice 

1 small box of strawberry gelatin

(Photo courtesy of Hoosier Home

Instructions
1. Bake and cool cupcakes. 
2. While the cupcakes are cooling, mix the pudding and milk and put in the fridge for at least 5 minutes. 
3. Stir in a little red coloring until you get the desired color. 
4. Place back in fridge. 
5. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in microwave and add the strawberry  gelatin .
6. Pour the gelatin over 1 cup of puffed rice, mix very well. Spread out evenly onto piece of wax paper, and let dry while you prepare the cupcakes. 
7. After the cupcakes are cooled, use an apple corer to remove a plug for the pudding. 
8. Fill with pudding and add the top half of the plug back into the cupcake. Place in the fridge. 
9. Chop puffed rice in food processor. You can chop 2 colors separately. The red puffed rice takes a little more time to chop. 
10. After both are chopped, stir together well. 
11. Frost cupcakes, and dip cupcake in puffed rice mixture. Sprinkle more on top if necessary.